Harry Potter

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1. A boy wizard and the hero of a series of widely read fantasies by the British author J. K. Rowling. Eleven-year-old Harry, an orphan, discovers his magical powers, and the books chronicle his adventures at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

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The first book in the series was published in England as Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone and in the United States as Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. It was made into a film in 2001.

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The two lead actors, both superb, strike a delicate imbalance: Mr. Melling, best-known for playing the young Dudley Dursley in the “Harry Potter” films, still has a certain British school-boy image, though one that has grown almost gaunt over the years, and it stands—or rather stoops—in ideal, amusing contrast to Mr. Skarsgård’s chiseled Swedish physique.

From The Wall Street Journal

A morose horse, rice cakes, and a Harry Potter villain have become surprise hits in China ahead of the country's Lunar New Year holiday.

From Barron's

Draco Malfoy, one of the schoolboy villains in the Harry Potter series, has become an unlikely New Year mascot.

From Barron's

Tom Felton is best known for his role in the Harry Potter series, but now, the actor is also making an appearance in some Chinese houses, with e-commerce sites selling festive decor prominently featuring his face.

From BBC

Harry Potter is hugely popular in China, with hundreds of millions of books sold.

From BBC